New Faces: MCLL welcomes Dr. Andrea Polegato

August 30, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

We are excited to welcome Dr. Andrea Polegato, who will be joining as an Assistant Professor of Italian Studies. Dr. Andrea Polegato earned his BA in History of Political Philosophy from the University of Padua, Italy and his Ph.D. in Italian Literature from Indiana University, Bloomington in 2015.

Portuguese institute opens Fall Lecture Series with ‘Azores and the Central Valley’

August 27, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

As a natural stop for trans-Atlantic voyages, it was commonplace for the Portuguese population of the Azores to spread around the world. They began arriving in California on whaling ships before the gold rush and continue to migrate to this day. Many Azorians maintain close connections to their ancestral home and thousands return to visit each year.

Reading Series Features Past, Present, and Emeriti Faculty

August 26, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

The fall 2019 Fresno Poets’ Association reading series lineup will celebrate past and present Fresno State faculty, including an opening reading with an accomplished novelist and a retiring poet professor from the Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing.

James E. Walton, Fresno State Professor Emeritus, Passes Away at 74

August 23, 2019.Reading time 26 minutes.

Dr. James E. Walton, a professor emeritus of English at Fresno State and the first faculty to serve as coordinator of the university’s Africana Studies Program, passed away in Fresno on August 15, 2019. He was 74.

CineCulture launches fall 2019 lineup with ‘Remember Amnesia’

August 23, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

Are you looking for something to do on Friday evenings? CineCulture offers free screenings of independent films nearly every Friday during the school year. The movies are followed by a discussion with someone involved in the film or an expert on the subject.

Straight from the graders; tips for new college students

August 21, 2019.Reading time 15 minutes.

We went directly to the people who will be grading you over the next few years — our faculty — and asked them: “What is your biggest tip for new college students?”

Philip Lorenz International Keyboard Concerts brings world-class artists to Fresno State

August 21, 2019.Reading time 16 minutes.

Steinway Model D in the Fresno State Concert Hall

It was the early 1990s in New York City when Professor of Piano Andreas Werz found himself in Steinway Hall tasked with purchasing three pianos for Fresno State. Even though he was surrounded by first-rate instruments, he struggled to find that perfect one worthy of the world-class musicians he was bringing to campus for the Philip Lorenz International Keyboard Concert Series.

Dan Nadaner presents 30 years of art in Current/Undercurrent exhibition

August 20, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

Experiences of long-distance swimming in the ocean, with the current and against it, have been important to the artist in the development of the paintings. The paintings convey the sense of being in the currents while also suggesting the undercurrents of human experience that come to mind through the metaphor of the sea.

Travel, scholarship, community inspire Dr. La Porta in his Interim Associate Dean role

August 19, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

In his new role as Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, La Porta, inspired by his love of travel, plans to expand study abroad opportunities for students which he considers essential to broadening their horizons. In addition, he would like to facilitate faculty-student mentorships and promote more service-learning courses.

James L. Melikian L.A. Brothers Scholarship Fund established at Fresno State

August 14, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

Armenian Studies Program Director Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian and Fresno State alumnus James L. Melikian "The Popcorn Man"

The effort to establish the scholarship was led by Fresno State alumnus James L. Melikian, who annually hosts a gathering of friends at his home to raise funds for charitable purposes. Melikian (“The Popcorn Man”) established his company, “The Popcorn Man,” in 1977.